Immortal after a Hundred Reincarnations

Xu Lei also looked a little older than before.

The two of them traveled along the same route they had taken all those years ago.

Now that King Ning had been eliminated, the Court had taken control of the region.

As a result, the area was relatively peaceful and prosperous.

Xu Lei and Zhou Ya even revisited the medical clinic from before.

Xu Lei wanted to see the old physician again.

But unexpectedly, he was told the old physician was gone.

He had died of old age a few years prior.

Hearing this, Xu Lei’s heart skipped a beat.

’It feels like it wasn’t that long ago.’

The memory of their conversation was still fresh in his mind.

But now, the man was no longer in this world.

Of course, Xu Lei did some probing and found that the old physician had indeed kept his promise not to spread the method for making Gunpowder.

None of his apprentices or descendants knew of it.

Even if he had shared it, it would have only been the formula for ordinary Gunpowder, not the Explosive Firepowder.

Still, knowing the man had truly kept his word, Xu Lei couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction.

’It seems the money I spent back then was worth it.’

After that, Xu Lei and Zhou Ya continued their travels in a different direction.

They stopped revisiting old places.

「Ten days later.」

One day, Xu Lei and Zhou Ya woke up in the city they were visiting to find it had suddenly plunged into a state of war.

It turned out the local Vassal Prince had finally broken ties with the Royal Family.

The two sides were now in open conflict.

Xu Lei didn’t know whether the Royal Family or the Vassal Prince had struck first.

He hadn’t paid any attention to politics in years.

After asking around for ten minutes,

Xu Lei finally understood the situation.

Apparently, the Vassal Prince’s army was marching on the Capital City.

And the local garrison had been surprisingly ineffective.

The city had fallen overnight.

As the Vassal Prince’s army entered the city, chaos erupted.

Xu Lei held Zhou Ya’s hand, running amidst the panicked crowds of commoners.

And then, just two days later, the Vassal Prince’s army began to conscript soldiers from the local populace.

In other words, they were forcibly drafting the city’s young men into their ranks.

Forcing them to take part in the rebellion.

Refusal was not an option.

Many of the city’s youth accepted their fate with resignation.

After all, if they refused, they and their families would be killed.

Joining the army under these circumstances was a grim prospect.

They likely wouldn’t be trusted.

And would only be used as cannon fodder.

Of course, Xu Lei was older now,

so he wasn’t conscripted.

Thus, Xu Lei didn’t immediately use his Magical Power to leave.

Instead, he calmly continued to act like an ordinary visiting merchant, staying in one of the city’s inns.

The first two days were peaceful enough.

But on the third day, something unexpected happened.

Xu Lei and Zhou Ya were eating in a tavern in the city.

A dozen or so soldiers happened to come in to eat as well.

Their leader, in particular, took notice of Zhou Ya’s beauty.

After all, when an army took a city, the abduction of local women was an unavoidable occurrence.

Sometimes, commanders would turn a blind eye to such things.

As long as it didn’t go too far, they wouldn’t intervene.

’After all, rebellion is a crime punishable by beheading!’

’Your brothers are putting their lives on the line to follow you!’

’Now they just want to have some fun with a few women, and you’re going to say no?’

’If you do, they might not stick with you for long.’

Although the Vassal Prince needed to maintain a certain reputation,

his commanders didn’t strictly discipline their soldiers.

Zhou Ya’s expression naturally changed, and she wanted nothing to do with them.

But they walked over, adopting an aggressive posture, ready to abduct her on the spot!

"Officers, sirs!"

Seeing this, Xu Lei said, "For you to take an interest in my daughter is an honor for her."

"But my daughter is a bit slow-witted."

"She’s having trouble wrapping her head around it."

"Let me have a good talk with her."

"I guarantee I’ll make her serve you gentlemen obediently."

"How does that sound?"

Because there was indeed a significant age gap in their appearances,

outsiders saw them as father and daughter.

Xu Lei didn’t resort to using his Magical Power right away.

Instead, he spoke with a placating smile.

He then pulled Zhou Ya aside, as if he were going to counsel her.

But in reality, before moving, he had already placed an Explosive Package at his former seat.

A moment later, a deafening BOOM echoed through the tavern.

Everyone inside jumped in fright.

Diners and waiters all turned to look.

The dozen-odd soldiers had been caught in Xu Lei’s explosion, and nearly ten of them were dead!

Only a few were still alive.

But they were mangled and barely breathing.

Xu Lei calmly walked over.

He bent down and picked up one of the long sabers they had dropped.

He drew it from its sheath, the blade glinting.

Then, without saying a word,

he started killing the ones who weren’t dead yet!

Ignoring their shocked expressions and pleas for mercy, he finished them all off.

With swift, deadly strikes, he slit their throats!

By now, all the diners, waiters, and the Shopkeeper in the tavern were staring in stunned silence, their faces blank with shock.

For one, they had no idea what had caused that massive explosion.

And for another, with the army occupying the city, someone actually dared to kill more than a dozen soldiers? What kind of joke was this?!

It was unbelievable to everyone present!

After all, in the chaos of war, soldiers were the most terrifying people of all!

Forget killing them—most people wouldn’t even dare to utter a curse in their presence.

But of course, Xu Lei wasn’t afraid.

He had only been lying low because he didn’t want a direct confrontation with the entire army.

Then, holding Zhou Ya’s hand, Xu Lei calmly took out his money and paid the bill for his table.

Seeing this, the waiter and the Shopkeeper were dumbfounded. They tremblingly accepted the silver from Xu Lei’s hand.

They never imagined that a fearsome man who dared to kill soldiers would actually pay his bill so obediently.

Then, Xu Lei led Zhou Ya away, turning to head downstairs and leave.

"The soldiers are dead!"

"Quick, report this to the barracks!"

"We can’t handle the consequences of this!"

"Don’t let those two get away!"

The tavern immediately erupted into chaos.

Some people immediately sent word to the stationed army.

Of course, most of the others were just ordinary people.

They were just watching the spectacle, full of sympathy and pity:

"Soldiers are dead! The army will know about this soon!"

"Those two are done for! What a pity. They only fought back because they had no choice!"

"That young woman with him is a real stunner. It’s a shame her beauty will soon fade and perish!"

"After all, once the army surrounds them, there’ll be no escape!"

Although Xu Lei had explosives,

the amount he carried was limited.

His Qiankun Cloth Bag and Storage Bracelet could hold a lot of explosives,

but it was still a finite supply.

If he fought the army head-on, he might run out of them.

He might even be surrounded and killed himself.

Moreover, he had Zhou Ya with him now.

That would put him at a great disadvantage.

Therefore, Xu Lei didn’t wait for the army to come and surround him.

After all, Xu Lei was no fool.

So, he found an opportunity and brought Zhou Ya directly to the base of the city wall.

Then, holding Zhou Ya in his arms, he stepped onto his Lotus Treasure Fragments, flew into the air, and escaped the city.

Zhou Ya, for her part, looked down and around in amazement at the sights.

It was the first time Xu Lei had ever held her while flying!

That’s right. Xu Lei wasn’t surrounded by the army.

Under the astonished gazes of a few people near the city wall, Xu Lei simply flew away.

Even the few soldiers guarding the wall were dumbfounded.

Their eyes wide, they eventually snapped out of it and wanted to stop him.

But in the end, of course, they couldn’t.